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Malaysians prioritize family visits over shopping and holidays in domestic travel

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Domestic travel data from Malaysia indicates that visiting family and friends is the primary motivation for travel, accounting for 44% of trips in the second quarter. This preference significantly outweighs other travel purposes such as shopping, which represented 21.6%, and general holidays at 13%. The trend highlights a strong cultural emphasis on familial connections, presenting opportunities for the hospitality sector to cater to visitors staying near relatives. AI

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Malaysians prioritize family visits over shopping and holidays in domestic travel

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · The Star ·

    Malaysians choose family over shopping or holidays, domestic travel data shows

    Malaysians delight in visiting family and friends, so much so that these visits made up 44 per cent of domestic travel. They enjoy seeing their loved ones even more than shopping (21.6 per cent) and holidaying (13 per cent), as shown in the latest numbers from the Statistics Depa…

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